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0:00-1:12 - intro + specs
1:13-3:53 - gaming
3:54-5:36 - power
5:37-6:32 - ray-tracing
6:33-8:22 - streaming
8:23-9:18 - production
9:19-10:00 - thermals
10:01-10:42 - closing thoughts

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[Hotcoffeeenema]

For anyone curious about the power draw, at idle my 7900 XTX is down to 9w - 15w at desktop. They've fixed the power draw in a recent driver update. I've heard many other people say that their multi monitor/multiple refresh rate monitors are also much lower than when it launched.

[ameybhoir]

i can buy two 7900xtx for less than price of 4090

[eragon]

I LOVE the price per frame breakdown with the percent graphs. This is such an effective way to compare the cards, and I hope that this will show up in future videos!

[pbjames]

That's a slick looking reference card

[Sbiridiu]

Just a quick unsolicited real price chart, 8 months later, here in Italy: 7900 XTXs are about 1200/1400€, 4080s are being selled for 1600/1800€ and 4090s are ranging from 2100 to 2500€. Insanity never left since late 2020.

[MurphyKitchell]

The LTT review said the AMD cards have significant differences in power draw based on the monitor they're attached to. That's a pretty obscure thing to test (and it's on AMD to fix it), but it's worth noting that the power draw picture may be better or worse than is represented here.

[PowGetRekt]

We already knew it wasn't gunna compete with the 4090. We also knew it would lose when it came to productivity and ray tracing. Even after all that it's actually surprising how good amd did. 4k is competitive and 1080p and 1440p performance is crazy. Good fight for the real ones.

[MoChuang]

This is super encouraging for the 7600 and 7700 cards. RT I imagine is less important for us mid range buyers and the later release dates will hopefully come with improved drivers especially for idle power and improved AV1 support in OBS and hopefully soon for Twitch and YT.

[lorsch.]

Thank you for testing video encoding, haven't seen this anywhere else!

[Radek__]

9:50 thank you so much for that real-test noise. ❤
I was looking for it in everywhere.

[mox]

good video and covering some points that other reviews didnt do. Such as the streaming part at 6:33
Thanks

[VasiliyGolt]

Most thorough and informative but also neat and laconic review. You are awesome, man! Keep it up!

[myfpv]

Good review with power consumption topic too :) looking forward if they can fix it on idle/low loads. If yes then I’ll jump :)

[lukebrandenboy]

Awesome visuals and testing as always. You’ve easily become one of the best sources for fast appealing information when it comes to PCs

[egalanos]

I reckon enabling SAM/PCIe rebar for both is better given XMP is being enabled which is already not out of the box defaults.

[MrAustin]

Phenomenal content, I love the way you do the side by side comparisons. Enjoy your success 🎉

[TotoWolffTablebreaker]

Out of all the tech youtubers, I always pick your videos first. Thanks for everything you do.

[flzen]

your review is one of the best because you are showing the exact same cutscenes rendered with different gpus ty so much for this video

[Deznere]

H.264 has definitely improved compared to the previous, maybe tickering with settings and better software optimization like. Nvidia just received will assist in that. There's some hope with OBS 29, as it's expected to support AV1 fully and the new encoders from Nvidia, Intel and AMD. once it's out of beta. AMD can also optimize its encoding stacks with drivers as well.

[FC-wzsf]

Optimum Tech, given the bigger power draw, can you recommend this card in place of the RTX 4080 from your recent "ITX Perfection - Tiniest 4080 PC" video? Or perhaps, suggest some changes in parts to accommodate 7900 XTX into the T1 case?